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Government and industry efforts since 2003 to phase out chemicals used to make nonstick coatings, such as Teflon, have prevented more than 118,000 low-weight births and related brain damage in the United States. This is the main finding of a new report—based on analysis of new mothers’ blood samples…

New expert guidance released by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America offers advice to hospitals on determining when they can safely discontinue contact precautions for patients with multi-drug resistant bacteria. The framework, published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology,…

Shire has asked a federal court to restrict Roche AG from creating, transporting, and marketing its recently approved hemophilia drug Hemlibra (emicizumab-kxwh, Genentech) in the U.S., according to a BioPharma Dive report. The request came in the form of a motion for preliminary injunction filed with…

A new American Cancer Society (ACS) study calculates the contribution of several modifiable risk factors to cancer occurrence, expanding and clarifying the role of known risk factors, from smoking to low consumption of fruits and vegetables. The study finds more than four in 10 cancer cases and deaths…

The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to Anika Therapeutics for a new hyaluronic-acid (HA)–based injection indicated for filling bone voids or defects of the skeletal system (i.e., extremities and pelvis), which are not intrinsic to the stability of the bone, created during surgery or resulting from…

The FDA has approved an 0.1-mg epinephrine auto-injector (Auvi-Q, kaléo), the first such device specifically designed for the treatment of life-threatening allergic reactions in infants and small children weighing 16.5 to 33 pounds who are at risk for or have a history of serious allergic reactions.…

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is teaming with government, biopharmaceutical, life science, and nonprofit organizations to overcome obstacles and increase success for advancing promising treatments for Parkinson’s disease (PD). Part of the NIH Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP), AMP…

Diabetes patients who take the most commonly prescribed diabetes drug, metformin, are the least likely to follow medical advice regarding their medication due its side effects, an article in the journal Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism reports. Researchers from the University of Surrey in the United…

The 340B Drug Pricing Program, a 25-year-old discount plan aimed at boosting resources for hospitals treating low-income patients, has not delivered on its promise to enhance care for the needy, according to research from Harvard Medical School and the NYU School of Medicine. The federal program was…

In just four months, high doses of vitamin D reduced arterial stiffness in young, overweight/obese, vitamin-deficient, but otherwise still healthy African-Americans, researchers say. Rigid artery walls are an independent predictor of cardiovascular-related disease and death, and vitamin D deficiency…

The Trump administration has outlined policy changes it says will lower drug prices, but some experts are skeptical that the actions will accomplish that goal, according to a FierceHealthcare article. The White House’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) issued a 30-page report that offers a slew of…

U.S. drug approvals hit a 21-year high in 2017, with 46 novel medicines winning a green light—more than double the previous year—while the figure also rose in the European Union, according to a Reuters report. The E.U. recommended 92 new drugs, including generics, up from 81, and China laid out…

The FDA has issued a warning letter to American CryoStem Corporation for marketing an adipose-derived stem cell product without the agency’s approval and for significant deviations from current good manufacturing practice requirements, including some that raise potentially significant safety concerns.…

A U.S. charity offering assistance to patients for their out-of-pocket drug costs has sued the federal government over restrictions on its ability to communicate with drug-makers who donate to it, according to a Reuters report. The charity, Patient Services, Inc. (PSI), filed the lawsuit in federal…

The FDA has approved an amantadine extended-release tablet (Osmolex ER, Osmotica Pharmaceutical) for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease and for the treatment of drug-induced extrapyramidal reactions in adults. Extrapyramidal symptoms are known side effects of many common medications. Osmolex ER…